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CONTENTS

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SPORTS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 2013

ANALYSIS AND TRENDS

40 PLAYING FOR AMNESTYAn apolitical international initiative called

Peace and Sport is striving to unite

communities living in crisis around the

world by promoting local sports projects.

46 ATTRACTING FANS TO THE GAMEIain Edmondson of London & Partners tells

us why London has become the number

one sporting and live events destination.

50 EVOLUTION OF SUPER THEATRESPopulous looks at how indoor arenas have

evolved from their humble beginningsas stages for theatrical performances to

"super theatres" hosting live sports events.

5 WELCOMELiz Terry welcomes you to the Sports

Management Handbook 2013.

6 CONTENTS

8 DEVELOPMENT PIPELINEA run-down of future arenas, stadiums,

swimming pools, training/sports centres,

academies, tennis centres and ice rinks.

36 SPORTS EVENTS CALENDARA summary of international sports

events being held from 2013 to 2014.

38 DIARY DATESA round-up of the key internationalsports conferences and exhibitions in 2013.

56 SPORTS MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONSFans interested in the culture of sport are

bolstering the growing trend for sports

attractions and visitor centres, explains

Terry Stevens of Stevens & Associates.

64 GETTING INTENSEA pop-up campsite scheme called

Campingninja provided accessible and low-

cost accommodation for visitors attending

sports events in London during the Games.

70 ACTIVE NATION GETS A BOOSTIncreased consumer spending within the

growing sports market has benefitted the

economy. A trend that looks set to contin-ue, according to Themis Kokolakakis from

the Sports Industry Research Centre.

70Consumer expenditure is on the up

64Camping at sports events74Temporary arenas are the way ahead

56Sports organisations are investing in museums and visitor attractions to entertain fans

40Sport can unite people in unlikely places


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74 LIFES A BEACHA look at how temporary infrastructure

can be sustainably and efficiently built to

provide stadia and arenas able to meet the

needs of sports activities and events.

80 SYNTHETIC TURF: COST & BENEFITConsultants KPMG analyse the Synthetic

Turf Study in Europe in order to provide a

cost-benefit assessment of whether

synthetic surfaces are preferable to

traditional grass pitches.

84 RISE OF MAJOR EVENT AGENCIESSimon Molden from The Sports

Consultancy offers advice on why nationsshould establish dedicated bidding teams

to attract and win world-class events.

RESOURCES

88 COMPANY PROFILESFind out about the top suppliers and

companies from across the industry.

104 PRODUCT BRIEFINGA round-up of the latest products and

innovations to hit the sport sector.

116 SPORTS FEDERATIONSA comprehensive contact list of major

international federations and

associated members from SportAccord.

124 INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONSFull contact details for the key industryassociations within the sector.

128 ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERSA list of architects and designers who work

on high-profile developments within the

international sports industry.

132 CONSULTANTS & RESEARCHInternational consultancy and

research company listings .

138 ADDRESS BOOKA comprehensive list of global sports-

specific product and service suppliers.

148 PRODUCT SELECTORLocate sports-related product and

service suppliers by category.

153 WEB DIRECTORY

80Does synthetic turf beat a grass pitch?

46London is targeting major events 50Traditional indoor arenas are being replaced by super theatres to entertain huge audiences


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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE ARENAS


National Indoor Arena (NIA)

Birmingham, UK

OPENING 2014

A major 20.6m (25.3m, US$33.1m) reno-

vation of the National Indoor Arena (NIA) inBirmingham, UK, is set to deliver improved

facilities and a greater emphasis on the pre-

and post-show experience.

Designs for the scheme were drawn up by

Broadway Malyan and aim to transform the

venue into the next generation of arena

for the city. The modernisation plans have

been designed to make the most of the

NIAs canal-side location and include a newentrance from Brindleyplace offering glazed

views over the water and the city.

An extra 5,926sq m (63,787sq ft) of pre-

and post-show retail opportunities will add

to the 7,500sq m (80,729sq ft) of refur-

bishment work planned at the NIA, which

has not received any improvements since

first opening in 1991, but is now looking to

safeguard its long-term future as a major

sports and entertainment facility.The new development will mean

improved facilities for performers and pro-

moters, with a new look on the concourse

and more hospitality options for visitors.

Owing to the NIAs partnership with Bar-

claycard, the venue will reopen at the end of

2014 under the new name The NIA, A Bar-

claycard Unwind Experience. Construction

work commenced early this year.

www.thenia.co.uk

Copenhagen ArenaCopenhagen, Denmark

OPENING 2015

A team led by Denmark-based 3XN

Architects has won an international

design competition for the develop-

ment of a new indoor arena complex

in the restad area of Copenhagen.

HKS Architects, Arup Sport, ME

Engineers and Planit form part of theteam, with the facility to be divided

into a plinth and a top under the suc-

cessful Copenhagen Arena proposals.

The design of the plinth element

allows for the creation of a number of

spaces and niches to be used for rec-

reational purposes and for regulating

the movement of spectators.

The top of the 35,000sq m(376,740sq ft) building will boast a

semi-transparent wave-like faade

made of yellow terracotta and glass,

allowing light to reach the foyer and

people on the outside to glimpse the

activities taking place on the inside.

Due for completion during the sec-

ond half of 2015, Copenhagen Arena

will be able to cater for 15,000 peo-

ple standing or 12,500 seated.

www.3xn.dk

The arena accommodates numerous spaces

The pre- and post-

show experiences

will be improved at

the revamped NIA


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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINEARENAS

Derby arenaDerby, UK

OPENING 2014

Construction work is underway on the

24m (29.4m, US$38.6m) multi-use

sports arena in Derby. Located near Der-

bys Pride Park Stadium, the 14,500sq

m (156,077sq ft) arena will feature a 250m

indoor cycling track and a 1.5km (0.9-mile)

outdoor closed cycle trail. In the centre ofthe indoor cycling track will be a sports

infield housing 12 badminton courts and

hospitality facilities. The venue will be able

to host 5,000 spectators.

Designed in partnership by architects

Mace and FaulknerBrowns, the arena will be

built on the site of an existing park-and-ride www.derby.gov.uk

facility and is due for completion in early

2014. Bowmer and Kirkland have been

appointed as contractors for the project.Sport England has injected 3m into

the funding of the new arena through

its Iconic Facilities fund, which drives its

Olympic and Paralympic legacy planning

and investment activity.

Fanja sports complex

Wilayat of Bidbid, Oman

OPENING 2014

Oman-based football club Fanja has signed a

US$300m (

229m, 186m) investment dealto construct a destination sport resort with a

luxury hotel, villas and sports facilities.

Located at ASaih al Ahmar in the Wila-

yat of Bidbid, the investment will create

14 multipurpose facilities, including sports,

tourism, sports medicine and entertainment

complexes. Fanja hopes to have the sports

complex open by 2014.

The contract was signed by the clubs

chair Himyar bin Nasser al-Ismaili and theCEO of the company, making the invest-

ment via the Oman-Kuwait Partnership.

The hotel and 60 villas will be used to

accommodate sports teams. Other facilities

will include an indoor hall housing hand-

ball, basketball and volleyball courts. The

investment will also feature a power sports

athletic area, a centre for water sports, a

cinema hall, a bowling alley, a football acad-

emy and a sports medicine complex. Furtherfacilities include football pitches, tennis

courts, a golf course and a spa.

The arena will feature

a 250m cycling track

and a 1.5km outdoor

cycling trail


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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE ARENAS


Worcester Arena

Worcester, UK

OPENING 2013

The new 15m (US$24.1m, 18.4m)

Worcester Arena under development at the

University of Worcester (UW), UK, is due to

open its doors to both the universitys stu-

dents and the general public in 2013.

The 5,300sq m (57,050sq ft) arena is

being built on a former fruit and vegetable

market site located between the universitysSt Johns and City campuses.

The facility will boast a 12-court sports

hall, with retractable seating for up to 2,000

people, and multiple courts capable of

holding three tournaments at one time. It

will also be the home ground for the local

Worcester Wolves basketball team.

Roberts Limbrick Architects are behind the

designs for the new sports complex, whichis set to become a new national centre of

excellence for disability sport, including

blind football and wheelchair basketball.

It will also benefit athletes with a mobil-

ity impairment and accommodate up to

400 children taking part in Sport Englands

Learning Through Sport programme. www.worcesterarena.com

Seattle arena

Seattle, WA, USA

OPENING TBC

Seattle mayor Mike McGinn and King

County executive Dow Constantine are

building a US$490m (304m,

373m) icehockey and basketball arena in the city.

Confirmation of the self-funded project

comes after private investor Christopher

Hansen submitted a proposal to city and

county authorities for the new sports facility.

Hansen plans to raise US$290m

(180m, 221m) in private sector invest-

ment towards the new 18,000-seat arena,

while looking to acquire a National Basket-

ball Association (NBA) team. A partner willalso be sought to recruit a National Hockey www.seattle.gov

League (NHL) team to play at the venue,

with the remaining US$200m (124m,

152m) building costs to be met by tax

revenues generated by the facility.

An agreement stipulates that the

scheme must not result in new taxes and

that any revenue shortfalls must be met

by private funding.

An additional Riverside complex will cater

for games and activities, dance and fitness,

as well as martial arts and boxing.Sport England is contributing 1.5m

(US$2.4m, 1.8m) towards the project

through its Iconic Facilities fund. Additional

investment is being provided by England

Basketball and England Badminton.

Worcester Arena

will be used by both

university students

and the public


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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINESTADIUMS

Gloucester City Football Club has

unveiled its proposals for the develop-

ment of a new 5m (6.1m, US$8m)

stadium in the city.

The venue would be built on thesite of the clubs former Meadow Park

stadium, which was destroyed by the

great Gloucestershire floods in 2007.

An image showing the submerged

stadium, with only the crossbars of

the goals visible, became synonymous

with the floods.

Since 2007 Gloucester City has

been forced to play its home games

at the grounds of Forest Green Rov-ers, Cirencester Town and, most

recently, at Cheltenham Town.

As part of plans for the modern

stadium, the club aims to raise the

entire ground site by three metres

(10 feet) while also raising 120 metres

(394 feet) of existing flood defences

along the River Severn.

Gloucester stadium

Gloucester, UK

OPENING TBC

www.gloucestercityafc.com

Ulster Rugby has secured 14.7m (18m,

US$23.7m) for the redevelopment of Raven-

hill rugby grounds, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Department of Culture,

Arts and Leisure will provide the funding

and its expected that the redevelopment

work will be complete by Summer 2014.

Three new stands will be built at the newrugby ground that will see the capacity rise

from 11,400 to 18,000.

Northern Ireland contractor Gilbert Ash

will carry out the construction, with the first

phase expected to be complete by June

2013. This phase features two new stands

at the Memorial and Aquinas ends of the

grounds. The new Memorial End stand will

provide covered seating for approximately2,400 people with terracing for a further

1,350 fans. It will house a ticket office, a www.ulsterrugby.com

shop, catering facilities and a new educa-

tional facility. The educational facility will

promote the benefits of nutrition, a healthy

lifestyle and the values of sport.The Aquinas stand will be the new family

area of the ground, providing covered seat-

ing for 2,100 people, with terracing for a

further 1,300 fans. It will house new team

changing facilities, treatment rooms and an

indoor training surface, as well as match-

day media facilities. It will also become the

Ulster senior squads new training base with

a gym, meeting rooms and facilities.

The second phase of the construc-tion project will see the demolition of the

existing main stand and the building of a

replacement grandstand to accommodate

a further 3,450 seated spectators, with the

new promenade providing standing for

approximately 3,400 fans.

With the increased number of spectators,

the rugby ground will be large enough to

host Heineken Cup quarter final games.

Ravenhill rugby grounds

Belfast, Northern Ireland

OPENING 2014

Raising the stadium will prevent flooding

Once completed, the three new stands will boost Ravenhills capacity to 18,000


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STADIUMS

DePauw University

Greencastle, Indiana, USA

OPENING TBC

DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana,US, has received a US$5m (3.1m, 3.8m)

donation to support improvements to its

sports fields. These will be undertaken as

part of a new athletics and recreation mas-

terplan for the university.

The private donor investment will allow

for the construction of a new multi-purpose

stadium for DePauws mens and womens www.depauw.edu

National StadiumAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

OPENING TBC

A design team has been appointed

to work on the construction of a new

national stadium for football and ath-

letics on a 60 hectare (148 acre) site

in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Designsport and the Laboratory for

Visionary Architecture (LAVA) havebeen appointed to design the 60,000-

seat venue in conjunction with

Ethiopia-based JDAW Consulting.

Construction work is due to start

in 2014, with the development com-

prising an athletics track; indoor and

outdoor aquatic centres; outdoor

pitches, sports halls and arenas; a

residential village and sports arenasalongside the main stadium.

The contract was awarded to the

design team by the Federal Sport

Commission, following a global com-

petition. The stadium will be designed

to FIFA and Olympic standards.

It will provide a high-perform-

ance training centre for elite athletes,

major international sporting events

and for the local community.

www.l-a-v-a.net

varsity soccer and lacrosse teams.

The stadium will serve as the southern

anchor of the Universitys athletics campus.

The new multi-purpose complex will pro-

vide a competition field, four varsity locker

rooms and stadium seating for 750 fans.

Additional funds will be raised for an adja-cent field for practices and training.

The masterplan, developed with the

assistance of athletics facilities architec-

tural firm Hasting+Chivetta, also calls for a

number of enhancements to softball, tennis,

field hockey, golf and baseball facilities.

The improved DePauw complex will provide a competition field and a stadium seating 750 fans

The national stadium will cover 60 hectares

Ageas Bowl cricket stadium

Southampton, UK

OPENING TBC

Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC), UK, has

announced that all outstanding issues sur-

rounding a proposed development atSouthamptons Ageas Bowl cricket stadium,

UK, have finally been resolved. www.eastleigh.gov.uk

With the financial and legal conditions

now satisfied, the local authority will pro-

ceed with the acquisition of the 167 acre

(68 hectare) site on which the venue stands.

The land purchase first approved in

2011 will allow for the development of a

new hotel and conference centre, which will

be worth 55m (67.5m, US$88.6m) a year

to the local economy.


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Inter Milan stadiumMilan, Italy

OPENING 2017

China Railway Construction Corporation

(CRCC) has confirmed that one of its sub-

sidiaries is in negotiations over a new

stadium for Italian football club Inter Milan.

According to a statement, China Railway

15th Bureau Group Co is in talks with InterMilan over the development of the venue

at San Donato in Milan, Italy. A spokesper- http://english.crcc.cn

Wimbledon GreyhoundStadium Wimbledon, UK

OPENING TBC

Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium in

Wimbledon, UK, could become a

10-15,000-seat football stadium in

a proposal put forward by the Grey-

hound Racing Authority.

The proposal also includes 450-500

homes and a substantial retail store,and will include community benefits

such as coaching courses to promote

sport to young people across London.

The Greyhound Racing Author-

ity will consult with partners over the

coming months to flesh out the plans.

www.afcwimbledon.co.uk

Mosaic Stadium

Regina, Canada

OPENING TBC

The City of Regina in Canada has

unveiled new stadium plans to replace

the existing Mosaic Stadium.The 33,000-seat stadium was

inspired by the prairie sky and will

feature a sunken bowl design, a

spectator roof to control the wind,

improved comfort thanks to individ-

ual seats, and better views. There will

also be multi-purpose lounges, out-

door spaces and a new plaza.

www.regina.ca

son for Inter Milan said the new stadium is

expected to be completed by 2017, while all

parties will be involved in selecting sites andappointing the project team.

It comes after Internazionale Holding

announced that a group of Chinese inves-

tors had acquired a stake in the Serie A

club, becoming the second largest share-

holder. The investors will be represented on

the board by Kamchi Li, Kenneth Huang and

Fabrizio Rindi. CRCC is not thought to be

part of the consortium.

Fulham Football Club

London, UK

OPENING 2014

Fulham Football Club (FFC) is upgrad-

ing its Riverside Stand at Craven Cottagestadium in the London Borough of Ham-

mersmith and Fulham, UK. The project

will increase the venues capacity from www.kssgroup.com

25,700 to 30,000, while also includ-

ing a number of improvements to the

grounds, such as the removal of pillars

that currently obstruct views and the

incorporation of more comfortable seats.

The KSS-designed project will create a

new riverside walkway along the Thames

Path between Hammersmith and Putney,which will feature cafs and restaurants.

Removing pillars will

improve views and

comfortable seatingwill be installed


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STADIUMS

Taiwhanga Hakinakina

Christchurch, New Zealand

OPENING TBC

A covered sports and entertainment stadium

has been proposed as part of a recov-

ery plan for the earthquake-hit city of

Christchurch in New Zealand.

Christchurch Central Development Unit

(CCDU) has compiled the Christchurch Cen-

tral Recovery Plan, which sets out a bold

vision for the city going forward.The stadium will have seating for up to

35,000 spectators and be located to the

east of The Frame, a new central core for

the city featuring numerous uses.

It will boast 4,300 demountable seats to

allow for the scaling of events, while the

design will allow for the option of a fixed,

transparent roof above a natural turf pitch.

Christchurch City Council will build thestadium in partnership with a range of

stakeholders, such as the New Zealand gov-

ernment and the Canterbury Earthquake

Recovery Authority. http://ccdu.govt.nz/the-plan

Meanwhile, the recovery plan includes the

refurbishment of the existing Cricket Oval

at Hagley Park, which will be brought up to

standard for international Test matches.

A new Metro Sports Facility will also

house a 50m, 10-lane competition pool and

an indoor stadium with eight indoor courts

as well as a high-performance centre for

coaching/training.

A spokesperson for the authority said the

CCDUs role is to explore the range of facili-

ties needed for Christchurch, with design

and building work to follow, adding that

the covered stadium concept had been dis-

cussed before and follows the construction

of the Forysth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

The sports and events stadium will feature an optional transparent roof above the turf pitch

UWE StadiumFrenchay, Bristol, UK

OPENING TBC

Bristol Rovers Football Club (BRFC) has

been given the green light to proceed

with its new stadium development on

land next to the University of the West of

Englands (UWE) Frenchay campus.

The Arturus Architects-designed

project will feature a 21,700-seat sta-

dium to provide a new home for the club.

Gleeds, Pegasus Planning Consultants and

TPA have also been involved with the plans.Bristol Rugby Club will also relocate to

the new venue, which is to feature a bowl

design and will meet all FIFA and Interna-

tional Rugby Union standards.

Facilities will include a 1,280sq m

(13,778sq ft) gym, a 784sq m (8,439sq ft)

supporters club bar, a jogging track, a hos-

pitality suite and a teaching space.

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nib Stadium

Perth, Australia

OPENING 2013

Western Australia sport and recreation min-

ister Terry Waldron has helped mark the

start of work on a AU$95.14m (62.1m,

76.2m, US$99.9m) redevelopment of

Perths nib Stadium.

The project includes the dismantling of

the temporary eastern and southern grand-

stands and the construction of replacementstands and a new playing surface.

BGC Construction has been appointed

lead contractor, with the new east stand

to house new catering and toilet facilities;

open corporate boxes seating 420; and a

barbeque terrace. A new uncovered perma-

nent south stand will house two large video

screens, while a new PA, CCTV and pitch

lighting system will be installed.

Completion of the major construction

work is expected by Spring 2013.

www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au Replacement grandstands will be installed

Stadium development

Truro, UK

OPENING TBC

A group behind plans to establish a new

stadium development near Truro in Corn-

wall, UK, has said it remains positive,

despite the local authoritys decision not to

provide funding support.

In 2012, it was revealed that a private

sector partnership would be taking the

project forward at the Langarth Farm site

near Threemilestone, which has secured www.cornwall.gov.uk

planning approval. However, Cornwall

Council has now confirmed that Cornwall

Community Stadium Ltd (CCSL) has been

unable to raise the necessary funds and hasrequested public support.

Members of the full council voted 55-to-

46 against taking a lead in the stadium

project at a meeting last May, while also

rejecting further scrutiny of the proposals.

Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson

has written to CCSL to confirm that cabinet

members are not considering a request for

funding towards the plans.

Western Australias (WA) Liberal-

National state government has set out

the masterplan for Perths new sta-

dium and a surrounding recreation

precinct on the Burswood Peninsula.

International design firm Popu-

lous has been appointed to designthe complex, with the state invest-

ing AU$375m (245m, 301m,

US$394m) of funding.

At the centre of the development

will be the third largest stadium in

terms of capacity in Australia and

the second largest Australian Football

League home venue. It will fea-

ture an initial capacity of 60,000 but

could be expanded to 70,000. Events

will include Australian Rules foot-

ball and rugby. Around the venue

will be spaces for supporters to have

a pre-game kickabout, while the

plaza has been designed as an active

place, hosting a range of food and

beverage options.

Other elements incorporated into

the masterplan include a flexibledesign to allow for the hosting of

major events and the development of

Perth as a river city.

Pre-construction site work is

expected to commence by mid-2013,

with the new stadium due to open in

time for the 2018 Australian Football

League season.

Perth Stadium

Perth, Australia

OPENING 2018

www.perthstadium.com.au


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STADIUMS

Don Valley stadium

Sheffield, UK

OPENING TBC

Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield is to

be transformed into a 40m sports

and wellbeing park.

The plans, described as the most

comprehensive Olympic legacy project

outside of London, would see the

demolition of the existing Don Valleystadium - creating a continuous site

of 25 acres between a new stadium

and the English Institute of Sport.

At the heart of the planned devel-

opment is a new stadium - providing

a new home for the Sheffield Eagles

(Rugby League) and Titans (Rugby

Union) teams - as well as new ven-

ues for basketball, gymnastics and

snooker A High Performance Centre,

linked with Sheffield Hallam Uni-

versity, would also be created along

with a new National Centre for Sport

and Exercise Medicine. The Wood-

bourn Road athletics site would also

be redeveloped into a 60-80 metre

indoor facility to provide all-weather

training facilities.

www.donvalleystadium.co.uk

Sydney Cricket & Sports

Ground Sydney, Australia

OPENING TBC

A new masterplan has been revealed by the

Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Trust for the

creation of a new sports and entertainment

precinct in central Sydney, Australia.

The long-term vision contains and links

the SCG itself with the Allianz Stadium and

surrounding land, with the trust aiming to

maintain the visitor experience for sports

fans and concert goers. www.sydneycricketground.com.au

Key components of the masterplan

include the completion of the SCGs North-

ern Stand, as well as a redevelopment of its

Churchill, Brewongle and OReilly Stands.A new public plaza will be established

between the SCG and the Allianz Stadium,

which will boast a newly extended or fully

covered roof and an LED faade mesh.

Meanwhile, the masterplan also contains

plans for parklands and sporting fields that

will allow Moore Park to rival locations like

the UKs Hyde Park and Munichs Olympic

Park in Germany.

The new sports andentertainment

precinct will be built

in central Sydney

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Nottingham Forest stadiumNottingham, UK

OPENING TBC

A new stadium or the redevelopment of

Nottinghams existing City Ground could be

on the cards for Nottingham Forest Foot-

ball Club (NFFC) after the Al Hasawi family

acquired the club.

The Kuwaiti businessmen bought the

npower Championship club from the fam- www.nottinghamforest.co.uk

Baseball stadium

Mesa, AZ, USA

OPENING TBC

Chicago Cubs and the City of Mesa have

held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark

the start of construction work on a new

baseball stadium and spring training facility

in the state of Arizona, US.

Populous are behind the plans for the

US$99m (61.2m, 75.6m) scheme, which

was given the unanimous backing of Mesavoters in 2010 and includes a refurbished

Riverview Park.

The 15,000-seat stadium will contain a

video board, shaded seats and luxury suites,

while the training facility will have seven

full-size practice fields and one infield-only

natural turf field.

The reconfiguration of the park will fea-

ture a new playground, grass/shaded areas

and a lake serving as an urban fishing loca-

tion and irrigation for the entire site.

www.populous.com

ily of former owner Nigel Doughty and are

aiming for the club to gain promotion to

the Premier League. According to the BBC,Al Hasawi revealed that the development of

a new ground is a long-term ambition, and

that the current focus is on the City Ground.

NFFC had announced plans for a new sta-

dium three years ago, with a venue to form

part of Nottinghams bid to be included

as an English host city for the 2018 World

Cup, but England was not selected by FIFA.

Redevelopment plans are in progress

The stadium will

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STADIUMS

Rugby stadium

Ris-Orangis, France

OPENING 2017

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has

announced plans for a new 82,000-

seat stadium to be built on the site of a

former racecourse in Ris-Orangis, 25km

(16 miles) south of Paris.

An FFR steering committee unani-

mously backed a bid from the City of

Ris-Orangis, the town of Evry Essonne www.ffr.fr

Saskatchewan stadium

Regina, Canada

OPENING 2017

An agreement between the Saskatchewan

government, the City of Regina and Sas-

katchewan Roughriders has paved the way

for a new stadium on Evraz Place lands in

Regina, Canada.

It is hoped the CA$278m (175m,

215m, US$282m) 33,000-capacity facility

will be completed for use by the AmericanFootball team in early 2017. Construction

work is due to commence this year.

A CA$80m (50m, 62m, US$81m) gov-

ernment grant over four years will finance

the project, along with CA$73m (46m,

57m, US$74m) from the City of Regina.

Saskatchewan Roughriders will head efforts

to raise CA$25m (16m, 20m, US$25m),

while CA$100m (63m, 77m, US$101m)

will be provided by the province.

www.gov.sk.ca

Centre and the General Council of

Essonne for the project.

The proposed stadium will replace

Stade de France as the home of theFrench national rugby union team and

is expected to cost around 600m

(489m, US$786m).

Three design teams Populous and

Ateliers 2/3/4; Foster + Partners and CR

Architecture; and Arte Charpentier and

HKS have been selected to draw up

plans for the scheme.

It will house the French national rugby team

The new stadium

will be ready for the

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Brentford FC Stadium

London, UK

OPENING 2016/17

Brentford Football Club (BFC) has moved

forward with plans for the development ofa new community stadium in west London

after it acquired land from Barratt Homes.

The development company purchased the

7.6 acre (3.1 hectare) site more than four

years ago and is working with the League

One club on the stadium scheme.

BFC is proposing to build a 15,000-capac-

ity venue on the land, while having the

option of expanding to 20,000 seats at a

later stage. The project also includes some

residential units. www.hounslow.gov.uk

The deal was completed for an undis-

closed sum and funded by long-term

supporter of the club Matthew Benham.

Plans will be submitted to Hounslow

Council this year, with a scheduled opening

for the 2016/17 season.

The stadium will open for the 2016/17 season

Earthquakes stadium

San Jose, CA, USA

OPENING TBC

Major League Soccer (MLS) club San Jose

Earthquakes has moved a step closer to its

new stadium after planning officials for the

Californian city backed the proposals. www.sjearthquakes.com

The San Jose Planning Commissionupheld the planned development permit,

enabling the club to commence work.

Designed by 360 Architecture, the

18,000-seat stadium is expected to cost

around US$60m (37.3m, 45.8m) and will

comprise three stands with a European-

style roof design.

The 18,000-seat

stadium was

designed by 360

Architecture

National Stadium

of Japan Japan

OPENING 2019

The Japan Sport Council (JSC) has

selected Zaha Hadid Architects to

redesign its 130bn yen (923.3m,

1.1bn, US$1.5bn) Kasumigaoka

National Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

The 80,000-seat stadium will need

to be completed in time for the coun-trys staging of the 2019 Rugby World

Cup and as part of Tokyos bid for the

2020 Olympic Games.

The London-based architects

responsible for the design of the

17,500-capacity London Aquatics

Centre was selected ahead of 11

other candidates. The competition

restricted entry to practices that had

been recipients of the Pritzker Prize,

AIA gold medal, UIA gold medal,

Praemium Imperiale or RIBA gold

medal. Applicants were also required

to have experience of designing a

15,000+ capacity stadium. The 48

entries were whittled down to a

shortlist of 11, including Cox Archi-

tecture and SANAA.

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STADIUMS

County GroundBristol, UK

OPENING TBC

Bristol City Council (BCC) has approved

plans put forward by Gloucestershire

County Cricket Club (GCCC) for the rede-

velopment of its County Ground home.

Working in partnership with Linden

Homes, GCCC is planning a comprehensiverevamp of the stadium which will include

the demolition of the existing Mound and

Jessop stands.

A new-look pavilion will incorporate a

modern media centre, and 7,500 perma-

nent seats are to be installed. A number of

residential apartments are also planned as

part of the scheme. Architects Arturus are

designing the project.

www.gloscricket.co.uk

Brandywell Stadium

Derry, Northern Ireland

OPENING 2014

The 10.3m (12.6m, US$16.6m)

redevelopment of Northern Irelands

Brandywell Stadium has moved forward

after Derry City Council (DCC) agreed to

progress to the next stage of the process.Members of the development com-

mittee backed the project at a special

meeting, which now enables a full

business case to be submitted to the

Northern Ireland Executive.

A new-look, 5,100-seat Brandywell

Stadium complying with UEFA Category

II regulations is at the centre of the pro-

posals. The ground is currently home to

Derry City Football Club.

The project also involves restored grass

playing pitches and training facilities at

Daiseyfield and the Brandywell show-

grounds. Project completion is currently

scheduled for late 2014.

www.derrycity.gov.uk

Grass playing pitches will be restored

The new-look pavilion will

incorporate a media centre

and residential apartments



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AS Roma stadium

Rome, Italy

OPENING TBC

A 60,000-seat capacity stadium is

planned for Rome, Italy, as a home

ground for football club AS Roma,

which has recently signed a six-year

partnership deal with entertainment

giant Disney.

The club, which is trying to attracta new generation of American fans,

made its announcement at Disneys

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

in Florida, US.

Commercial real estate firm Cush-

man & Wakefield supported the

Italian club in the selection of the sta-

dium location in Tor di Valle, in the

citys southwest.

AS Roma has shared Stadio Olimpico

with city rivals Lazio since 1960 and are

set to move to their dedicated home

ground before the 2016-2017 season.

Chief executive of Grupo ParsIta-

lia, the real estate firm managing the

project, Luca Parnasi, said the stadium

would not only strengthen the teams

global presence but create more than

1,000 jobs over 24 months.AS Roma president Jim Pallota said

Disney is a natural partner for the

club as they aim to become the inter-

national football team of choice. The

teams merchandise is now available

in Disney stores across the US.

A final decision on the plans is

expected in summer/autumn 2013.

www.asroma.it

West Stadium Center

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

OPENING 2013

Kansas State University (KSU) in Manhattan,

Kansas, US, has started work on a US$75m

(46.7m, 57.4m) project to refurbish and

expand its Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

AECOM is leading the 23,226sq m

(250,000sq ft) West Stadium Center

project, with the expansion being part of

a wider masterplan for improvements to

the institutions stadium. All facilities on

the western side of the venue are to be www.aecom.com

replaced, with new media/broadcast facil-

ities; a new suite, club and loge seating;

and new concourses to be built.

A K-State Athletics Hall of Honor and a

new dining hall for student athletes willalso form part of the scheme, together

with a Tailgate Terrace to enhance the

matchday experience.

Architects Heery International are

responsible for the projects design, while

AECOM will provide architecture, inte-

rior design, structural engineering and cost

estimating services.

Work is due for completion in 2013.

Minnesota Vikings stadium

Minneapolis, USA

OPENING 2016

Minnesota state governor Mark Dayton has

signed an agreement that paves the way for

Minnesota Vikings new US$975m (607m,

745m) stadium in Minneapolis, US.

The National Football League (NFL) teams

plans for the downtown facility were given

the backing of both the states House of

Representatives and Senate in May 2012.

The 65,000-capacity stadium is expected

to cost US$828m (516m, 633m), with

the remainder of the investment relating to

on-site infrastructure and relocation.

Scheduled to open for the 2016 foot-

ball season, the stadium will host major

football and community events. The new

139,355sq m (1.5 million sq ft) facility will

also cater for 72,000 spectators if its selected

to host games during the Super Bowl.

HKS Sports & Entertainment

Group has been appointed bythe Minnesota Sports Facilities

Authority and the Minnesota

Vikings to design the stadium.

HKS were chosen owing to

their successful NFL stadiums

in Dallas and Indianapolis, as

well as their green credentials

and commitment to work with

minority- and women-owned

firms for portions of the work.

www.vikings.comThe US$975m stadium will cater for 72,000 spectators

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STADIUMS

Queens MLS stadium

New York, NY, USA

OPENING TBC

Major League Soccer (MLS) is mov-

ing ahead with plans for a US$300m

(187m, 229m) soccer stadium in

Queens, New York, US.

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in

Queens has been selected by MLS as

the potential site for the scheme.The plans call for a 25,000-seat sta-

dium (expandable to 35,000 seats) to

be constructed on the current site of

the parks Industry Pond.

Depending on when the deal is

finalised, league president Mark

Abbott said that preliminary plans

have construction starting in 2014

and the team launching in 2016.

The stadium will be funded by the

clubs owner and is expected to gen-

erate US$60m (37.3m, 46.2m)

annually for the local economy.

Abbott added that the league is in

preliminary discussions with a number

of ownership groups and indicated

that a likely timeline will see the new

owner identified in 2013.

The project has been in the workssince 2011, when the league first put

a team together to investigate more

than 20 different locations for a sta-

dium site in New York City.

MLS chose Flushing Meadows Park

in Queens owing to its nearby pub-

lic transportation links with the NYC

Subway and the Long Island Railroad.

www.mlssoccer.com

Santa Clara Stadium

Santa Clara, CA, USA

OPENING 2014

San Francisco 49ers has secured a US$200m

(124.5m, 153m) G-4 loan from National

Football League (NFL) owners towards the

cost of its stadium in Santa Clara, CA, US.

The American Football franchise said the

contribution was the last piece of funding

required for work to start, which will cost

around US$1.2bn (747m, 918m).

The NFL announcement comes two

months after the Santa Clara Stadium

Authority approved a construction loan www.newsantaclarastadium.com

worth US$850m (529m, 650m) towards

the development of the new stadium.

When complete, the 171,870sq m (1.85

million sq ft) complex will have a seating

capacity of around 68,500 and be available

for both sports and entertainment events.Architects HNTB and Turner Construc-

tion have been appointed to design and

build the new Santa Clara Stadium, which

will feature open pedestrianised plazas, a

commercial community space, a 49ers team

store and a 49ers Hall of Fame.

The new arena will host professional and

college football, soccer and motocross, as

well as concerts and civic events.

The 68,500-capacity

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Tottenham stadium

London, UK

OPENING TBC

A new stadium will be built as part of the

wider regeneration of Tottenham, London,

following a pledge by Tottenham Hotspur

Football Club (THFC) and Haringey Council.

The club which had been eyeing a

move to the Olympic Stadium delisted

from the London Stock Exchange in Jan-

uary 2012 to help raise funding for its

Northumberland Development Project.

THFC and Haringey Council will now worktogether to regenerate the area, which

will be anchored by a 56,250-seat stadium

designed by architects the KSS Group.

Subject to approval, the council plans

to invest 9m (11m, US$14.5m) in new

and upgraded public spaces and heritage

work. London mayor Boris Johnson has also

pledged 18m (22m, US$28.9m) towards

the regeneration development.

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Nou Mestalla stadium

Valencia, Spain

OPENING 2013

Construction work on Valencia Club de

Ftbols Nou Mestalla stadium in Spain

is to resume after the Spanish-based La

Liga club secured a funding agreement

with banking conglomerate Bankia.

Initially due for completion in time forthe 2009-10 season, it is now anticipated

the 75,000-seat stadium located on a

former industrial site will open in 2013

and replace the current Estadio Mestalla.

Reid Fenwick Asociados and ArupSport

are behind the design of the sta-

dium, which is set to cost up to 300m

(244m, US$392m).

www.futuromestalla.com

Tottenhams 56,250-

seat football stadium

is being designed by

architects KSS Group

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STADIUMS

National StadiumBelfast, Northern Ireland

OPENING 2015

Hamilton Architects have been appointed

by the Irish Football Association (IFA) to lead

the integrated consulting team for Northern

Irelands National Stadium Project.

The Belfast-based design practice joins

Edmond Shipway, Arup, Rider Levett Buck-nall and Ben Veenbrink on the multi-million

pound stadium development.

Designs will be drawn up for an 18,000-

capacity venue on the site of the existing

national stadium at Windsor Park. Work is

expected to commence on the scheme

subject to planning approval in summer

2013, with the new national stadium com-

pleted by summer 2015.

www.irishfa.com

Pirc U Chaoimh stadium

Cork, Ireland

OPENING TBC

Scott Tallon Walker Architects have been

selected to work on the redevelopment

of Corks Pirc U Chaoimh stadium by

the Cork County Gaelic Athletic Associa-

tion (GAA) Board.

The group is to provide architectural

services, having worked with Populous

on the overhaul of Dublins Lansdowne

Road, now the Aviva Stadium.

Malachy Walsh and Partners will

project manage the Pirc U Chaoimh

scheme, which will establish a GAA

Centre of Excellence and include the

construction of a new two-tier stand.The new stand will replace an exist-

ing covered stand at the venue and will

increase capacity to 45,000. Cunnane

Stratton Reynolds and Michael Barrett

Partnership are also involved.

Cork City Council has approved the

plans and will provide 6.82 acres (2.8

hectares) of adjacent land for the project.

www.stwarchitects.com

The Belfast venue

will be built on the

site of the existing

national stadium

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Magic Sports complex

Vineland, New Jersey, USA

OPENING 2015

Plans are underway for a US$350m(218m, 268m) sports complex and

resort in Vineland, New Jersey, US.

Magic Sports a private company

headed by entrepreneur Ron Nametko

and developer Sora Northeast Develop-

ment has submitted a proposal for the

privately funded Magic Sports Complex

to the Vineyard zoning board.

Plans for the complex include indoor

and outdoor facilities for hosting training www.magicsportscomplex.com

Sports Civic Center & National

Games Arena Shenyang, China

OPENING 2013

LA-based architects Tom Wiscombe are

designing the new Sports Civic Center &

National Games Arena currently under

development in the city of Shenyang in

north-eastern China.

The 123,000sq m (1,324,000sq ft) site

will be built in downtown Shenyang adja-

cent to Zhogshan Park in a bid to connectthe natural and urban areas of the city. The

roof of the sports centre, taekwondo games

area and swimming stadium will also be

interconnected via cascading sports fields,

pathways and open spaces.

The facility will accommodate synthetic

football fields, as well as basketball, tennis,

badminton and volleyball courts placed in a

gymnasium-like arrangement, rather than in www.tomwiscombe.com

camps and leagues for competitive tour-

nament events in track and field, baseball,

softball and soccer.

Magic Sports complex will offer multi-

ple venues for athletes to train and compete

year round, from youth sports to college,

professional and Olympic training, as well asParalympics and special population athletes

competitions. The facility will house med-

ical services and wellness programmes.

A Vineland land purchase is under

agreement with South Jersey Indus-

tries Energy and Minerals for 248.6

acres (100.6 hectares), with an additional

adjacent 40 acres (16.2 hectares) underagreement with local resident Jay Morie.

Phase one of construction will include

a Magic Village to house travelling ath-

letes competing in tournaments at the

complex, as well as support services and

facilities to address the needs of the ath-

letes. Phase two will include a hotel to

accommodate athletes families.

separate rooms, in order to allow maximum

flexibility. A mezzanine level will feature

2,000 fixed seats, under which will be a fur-

ther 2,000 removable seats.

An interlinked roof

with walkways will

connect the sportsand swimming areas

Athletes will be able to compete year round

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TRAINING / SPORTS CENTRES

Oasis Leisure CentreSwindon, UK

OPENING TBC

Swindons Oasis Leisure Centre has been

transferred to a private operator in the next

phase of a 65m (79.8m, US$104.2m)

scheme to develop a major new regional

leisure hub for the Wiltshire, UK, town.

Oasis Operations Ltd has taken control

of the facility under an agreement between

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Moirai www.swindon.gov.uk

Sports village

Middlesbrough, UK

OPENING TBC

Middlesbrough Council has launched

a public consultation in order to

gather comments on proposals for a

new sports village to replace some of

the towns older facilities.

Preliminary plans have identified

the towns existing Prissick site forthe scheme, as Middlesbrough Cycle

Circuit and Prissick Skate Plaza are

already based there. The new com-

plex will add a 400m athletics track,

five-a-side pitches and a health club,

as well as a new base for Tennis

World and a residential element.

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Sports infrastructure

South Australia

OPENING TBC

Sports organisations across South

Australia have received a share ofAU$7.2m (4.7m, 5.8m, US$7.6m)

of state funding towards infrastruc-

ture projects, including a second

synthetic pitch with floodlighting at

Pines Hockey Stadium; a revamped

Glenuga Reserve Community Sports

Hub; a revamped Novita Pool; and an

expanded cycle track at Victoria Park.

www.recsport.sa.gov.au

Sports complex

Utah State University, UT, USA

OPENING 2013

A new US$6.4m (4m, 4.9m) strength and

conditioning centre is under development at

Utah State University, UT, US.

The 1,951sq m (21,000sq ft) facility will

boast areas for weight training and cardi-

ovascular workouts, as well as space for

speed and agility training and offices for

university staff members.

Located at the north-west corner of Rom-

ney Stadium, the AJC Architects-designed

centre will help ease overcrowding at the

existing 539sq m (5,800sq ft) centre and

accommodate 400 university athletes across

a range of sports. The scheme has been

part-funded by an anonymous donation and

will open this spring.

www.utahstateaggies.com

Capital Investments. Leisure specialists S&P

Architects are involved in the design of the

new hub, which is to include an indoorski slope and an indoor arena, as well as a

water park at North Star.

Oasis Leisure Centre will also benefit from

improvements including the replacement

of its iconic dome as part of the project,

which is currently being undertaken.

Moirai has secured four long-term leases

to the Oasis and former Clares site from SBC

in a bid to drive forward the development.

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www.sportsmanagementhandbook.com

St Croix stadium

& sports complex

St Croix, US Virgin Islands, USA

OPENING TBC

Denver, US-based developer Craft DeLay

has secured the contract to project man-

age a new US$55m (34.3m, 42.1m)

Real Madrid Resort Island

Al Marjan, UAE

OPENING 2015

Real Madrid and the Government of Ras

al-Khaimah plan to establish a major new

US$1bn (624m, 766m) visitor attrac-

tion on the artificial island of Al Marjan

in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). www.realmadrid.com

Built under the Spanish football clubs

brand, the Real Madrid Resort Island com-

plex and theme park will boast the first

sports stadium open to the sea. It will also

incorporate a Real Madrid museum.

Luxury hotels, sporting facilities, a sport

port and a residential scheme also form

part of the project, the first to be built

under the Real Madrid trademark.

The 50 hectare (124 acre) development

will combine tourism and sport, and is to

launch in 2015. It will also enhance the

football clubs presence in the Middle

Eastern and Asian regions.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez

expects the Real Madrid Resort Island to

embrace its visitors and thereby encour-

age them to become part of the

football clubs legend in order to

expand its universal presence.

The sports stadiums

wow factor is that

it will be the first to

open on to the sea

sports complex development in the US Vir-

gin Islands in the Caribbean.

The stadium and sports complex will be

built on the site of the existing Paul E Joseph

Stadium in Frederiksted, which will be

demolished, on the island of St Croix.

The new sports facility and resort will

provide a sanctioned venue for baseball,

tennis, swimming and volleyball events, as

well as a Festival Village park.

Heath DeLay, principal at Craft DeLay,

said the scheme is to be delivered in

phases, the first of which will comprise

the redevelopment of the stadium. The

second stage of work will focus on the

design and construction of the new com-

plex, as well as the construction of an

athletics village and two hotels.

www.croftdelay.com

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LSU Tennis Complex

Louisiana State University,

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

OPENING 2013

Billie Jean King National

Tennis Center New York City, USA

OPENING 2021

The US Tennis Association (USTA) has

unveiled its new strategic vision for the

Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in

the US city of New York, home of the US

Open tournament.

A number of construction projects

designed to improve the visitor andplayer experience are part of the Ros-

setti-designed plan.

Among the planned improvements,

which will reportedly cost US$500m

(312.2m, 382.9m), will be a redevel-

opment of the Louis Armstrong Stadium

and the construction of an 8,000-seat

Grandstand Stadium to the south-west

of the site.

The vision unveiled by USTA andNew York City mayor Michael Bloomberg

will allow up to 10,000 more fans each

day to attend the US Open and will also

improve the facilities year-round.

Work is due to begin on the first phase of

improvements in Q3 2013 and will take up

to eight years to complete. The first project

will see the practice court area rebuilt.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium will receivevarious cosmetic improvements but will

not get a roof. The final phase of work will

be the Louis Armstrong Stadium redevelop-

ment. Located at Flushing Meadows, the

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis

Center spans 42 acres (17 hectares) and

contains indoor and outdoor tennis facili-

ties available for public use.

The US Open generates more thanUS$750m (468.2m, 574.3m) a year in

economic activity.

Louisiana State University has revealed plans

to replace the ageing W.T. Dub Robinson

Stadium and to build a new tennis complex.

Built in 1976, W.T. Dub Robinson Sta-

dium serves as the home of the LSU Tigers

and LSU Lady Tigers tennis teams and hassix varsity tennis courts.

Plans for the new stadium include six

indoor courts, 12 outdoor courts and a big-ger viewing area for fans. The plans for the

new stadium are partly to address a major

shortfall in the LSU tennis programme it is currently the only programme in the

Southeastern Conference without access

to on-campus indoor training facilities.

Last season, the team lost all of its indoor

matches.

It is hoped that the new complex will

both improve the results of the elite team as

well as attract more talented recruits to take

up the LSU tennis offer.

www.usta.com

The vision will allow up to 10,000 more fans each day to attend the US Open

www.lsu.edu

Plans include 18 indoor and outdoor courts

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City Football Academy

Manchester, UK

OPENING 2014

Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has

unveiled details of its plans to develop a

new 100m (122.7m, US$160.3m) train-

ing and education complex for up to 400

young players next to its Etihad Stadium in

Manchester, UK.

BAM Construction, part of the Royal BAM

Group, has been selected to build the 80acre (77.5 hectare) City Football Academy,

which will include a 7,000-capacity stadium,

17 full-size football pitches (12 of which will

be dedicated to players aged 8-21 years), an

academy building with classrooms for 200

people, a sports science centre and a dedi-

cated media centre.

The site is currently being prepared for

building work to start and the complex is

expected to be completed in time for the2014-15 Premier League season.

MCFC has also donated 5.5 acres (2.2

hectares) of remediated land on the site for

community use, and is also supporting the

creation of education and leisure facilities

for local residents.The site will be linked to the Etihad

Stadium MCFCs current home by a

footbridge and will enable players, staff and

officials to be housed on the same complex.

The project has the full support of Man-

chester City Council (MCC) as a major part

of the development is boosting local busi-

ness in the east of the city.

In addition, the Beswick Community HubMasterplan has set out a blueprint for a

further three key sports initiatives: a new

leisure centre with a swimming pool; the

Manchester Institute of Sports Science and

Sport Medicine (a research and diagnostic

facility); and the Manchester House of Sport

(a proposed home for national and inter-

national sports bodies). The development is

being led by the council.

www.mcfc.co.uk

Uytengsu Aquatics

Center USC, CA, USA

OPENING TBC

The University of Southern Califor-

nias (USC) Athletic Department has

received a US$8m (5m, 6.1m)

donation towards the US institutions

new aquatics complex.

Former student athlete Wilfred

Fred Uytengsu who graduatedin 1983 gifted the cash to fund the

proposed ELS Architecture and Urban

Design-designed Uytengsu Aquatics

Center in California.

Facilities at the new complex will

include a dry-land diving training

area, a dive tower, mens and wom-

ens changing rooms, coaches offices

and a multi-purpose room.

A stadium capable of accommodat-ing 2,500 spectators is also included

in the proposals, while the venues

swimming pool will honour coach

Peter Daland at the request of donor

Uytengsu.

The new aquatics complex

The training complex

will be located next

to the Etihad Stadiumin Manchester

www.usc.edu

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International Sports Village

(ISV) Cardiff, UK

OPENING 2017

Cardiff Council has appointed a develop-

ment partner to deliver the next phase of

the International Sports Village (ISV) in the

Welsh capital city, UK. It will include a new

ice rink and a waterfront scheme.

Helium Miracle 113 has been selected

by the local authority following a tender-

ing process, with design work to commence

immediately. The sports development will bedelivered in phases.

A new twin-pad ice arena and a 150m

ski slope will be built first, and will be ready

for all or most of the 2013-14 ice hockey

season. However, the overall scheme will

take five years.Later phases will include a hotel, bars,

restaurants and other leisure facilities. As a

result of the schemes commercial elements,

no capital funding will be provided by Car-

diff Council.

The ISV site already accommodates a 50m

international-standard swimming pool and

an international white water facility, as well

as a temporary ice rink.

www.internationalsportsvillage.com

The waterfront schemein Cardiff will include an

ice rink and a ski slope

Pegula Ice Arena

Pennsylvania, USA

London, UK-based Crawford Archi-

tects has designed the new US$88m

(54.9m, 67.4m) Pegula Ice Arena

currently under construction at the

Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in

Pennsylvania, US.

The facility will be 100 per cent pri-vately funded, the largest private

donation in the universitys history, in

order to advance the mens and wom-

ens ice hockey programmes to NCAA

DI level and to provide a suitable facility

for that strategy.

The 21,182 sq m (228,000sq ft) ice

hockey facility will comprise 6,000 seats

in the main ice hockey rink and 300 seats

in the community ice rink, as well as 14suites, 80 lodge seats and 695 club seats.

Further amenities will include eight

tournament locker rooms and training

facilities for Division I and figure skat-

ing, and a restaurant.

The complex has been designed to

LEED Silver certification and is due to

open in September 2013, in time for

the 2013 college season.It will accommodate the Nittany

Lions hockey teams, Penn States ACHA

DII club ice hockey team, campus and

community recreation facilities, pub-

lic skating sessions and youth camps,

as well as ice events, National Hockey

League and American Hockey League

exhibition games.

www.crawfordarch.com

OPENING 2013

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Midhurst Community &

Leisure Centre Midhurst, UK

OPENING 2014

The Leadbitter Group has started

work on a new leisure and com-

munity centre in Midhurst, UK after

being named as Chichester District

Councils (CDC) preferred contractor.

The Midhurst Community and Lei-

sure Centre Development is beingfronted by the local authority, with

funding from West Sussex County

Council and The Monument Trust.

Due for completion in 2014, the

HNW Architects-designed centre will

house a fitness room, a multi-purpose

sports hall meeting Sport England

standards, and two squash courts.

A dance studio; a community room;

male and female changing areas; alibrary; and a health suite which may

include a sauna, a steamroom and

treatment rooms, are also planned.

The centre will replace the towns

current Grange Centre, which

requires reconstruction or major repair

work and is not currently fully accessi-

ble to users with disabilities.

www.chichester.gov.uk

West Bromwich

leisure centre Sandwell , UK

OPENING 2014

Plans for an 11m (13.5m, US$17.7m)

leisure centre and swimming pool in West

Bromwich, Sandwell, UK, are underway fol-

lowing the signing of a contract between

Sandwell Council and DC Leisure.

DC Leisure will design, build, manage and

maintain the town centre complex, due to

open in summer 2014.The leisure centre will have a 25m pool

with a learner pool, a sauna and a steam-

room, a four-court sports hall, a 100-station www.sandwell.gov.uk

fitness suite, two dance studios, an indoor

childrens adventure play centre and a cafe.

A planning application for the develop-

ment has been submitted and building workis expected to start shortly.

The facility will feature a 25m swimming pool

Abbey Leisure Centre

Selby, UK

OPENING TBC

The Abbey Leisure Centre in Selby, UK,

which was destroyed in February 2012 after

a fire broke out in a sauna, will be rebuilt,

the council has confirmed.

Selby District Council assessed various

alternatives for the site, but has opted to

start from scratch and create a leisure cen-

tre fit for the 21st century, including a new25m, six-lane swimming pool.

Project managers Turner & Townsend

have estimated the build cost to be 9m

(11m, US$14.5m), but the council has

instructed officers to reduce the capital cost

significantly during the design phase, with-

out impacting on the facilities or energy

efficiency. The maximum grant available will

be sought from quango Sport England.

www.selby.gov.uk

Hinckley leisure centre

Hinckley, UK

OPENING 2015

A new leisure centre is set to open in

Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK, by March

2015. It will feature a main 25m pool

with six lanes and a learner pool.

It will also house a sports hall with

six badminton courts, a health and fit-

ness facility with 100 stations, twodance studios/multi-purpose rooms, a

climbing wall and a health suite.

The council is looking for an oper-

ator to design, build and run the

centre, to be located in Argents

Mead. In the meantime, the coun-

cils current leisure centre in Coventry

Road will remain open to the public.

www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.ukReplaces the towns current Grange Centre

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Portway Lifestyle Centre

Oldbury, UK

OPENING 2013

The 18m (22.1m, US$28.9m) Portway

Lifestyle Centre in Oldbury, West Mid-

lands, UK, is on track to open in August

2013, despite delays in construction

work due to poor weather conditions

over summer 2012. The centre will replacethe Oldbury Leisure Centre in Sandwell.

Facilities will include a sports hall, a

hydrotherapy pool, a gym and a weights

area and dance studio.

There will also be a climbing wall, an out-

door 3G football pitch, a life-trail outdoor

exercise area, a multi-purpose activity room,

meeting rooms, a sensory room and a caf-

eteria, as well as a purpose-built GP surgery

called the Tividale Family Practice.

The centre will be open to everyoneand will be a centre of excellence for

people with disabilities.

It is a joint venture between Sandwell

Council, Sandwell Leisure Trust, Sandwell

Primary Care Trust and Sandwell Liftco.

Sport England has provided 1.5m

(1.8m, US$2.4m) from its Iconic Facili-

ties legacy fund for the centre.

www.sandwell.gov.uk

Southwark leisure centre

London, UK

OPENING 2013

Plans for a new 20m (24.6m,

US$32.1m) leisure centre in Elephant and

Castle, London, have been given the go-

ahead by Southwark Council.

The new centre will replace an existing

centre and house the areas first swim-

ming pool for more than 15 years.

S&P Architects will be responsible fordesigning the centre, in partnership with

John McAslan and Partners.

The leisure centre will form part

of a regeneration programme being

developed by 4 Futures, a partnership

between Southwark Council and con-

struction company Balfour Beatty.

Plans began for the centre after a

public consultation in September 2010

produced a huge response from local res-idents and customers on the need for a

revamp. Completion is expected by the

third quarter of 2013.

www.southwark.gov.uk

Doug Ellis Woodcock

Sports Centre Birmingham, UK

OPENING 2103

A second stage of development work has

now commenced at Aston Universitys

Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre in Bir-

mingham, UK, in a bid to further enhance

the institutions sporting facility provision.

Speller Metcalfe has been awarded

the contract to complete a final phase

of structural works at the Grade II-listedbuilding, the citys oldest operational

swimming facility, and to build a new

venue linked to the centre.

The new site is to contain a four-court

sports hall, squash courts and additional

changing facilities. It has been designed

by Robothams Architects, the design prac-

tice which also worked on phase one.

The second phase of construction

work is due for completion this Spring.The first stage included a 110-station Life

Fitness gym and an upgraded swimming

pool area.

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Splashpoint

Worthing, UK

OPENING 2013

A new 17.9m (

22m, US$28.7m) lei-sure complex will replace the existing

Aquarena venue in Worthing, UK.

The Wilkinson Eyre Architects-designed

swimming pool, recently named Splash-

point, will include separate competition

pools for diving and swimming.

Other facilities will include childrens

shallow pools, a flume, water features

and saunas and steamrooms, as well as a

385sq m (4,144sq ft) fitness suite. www.adur-worthing.gov.uk

Two multi-use studios, three treatment

rooms and a lobby space containing a

reception and a caf will also form part of

Splashpoint, which has a BREEAM rating

of Very Good.

Harvey Hadden Leisure

Centre Nottingham, UK

OPENING 2015

Nottingham in the UK is to get its first 50m

swimming pool under plans for a 13.5m

(16.6m, US$21.7m) overhaul of Harvey

Hadden Leisure Centre, the final venue in a

wider leisure improvement strategy.

A fitness suite, a health suite and multi-

activity spaces for dance and movement

activities are proposed, and the revamp willcomplement the outdoor athletic stadium.

The project will provide Nottingham

City Council (NCC) with the chance to

shut Beechdale Leisure Centre, said to be

approaching the end of its economic life.

NCC said the provision of a 50m pool

at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre will help

meet increasing demand for high-quality

swimming facilities in the city. www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Since 2004, the council has embarked

on its Leisure Centre Transformation Pro-gramme, leading to the new Djanogly and

Victoria leisure centres, among others.

Financial allocations made available as

part of the strategy alongside the sale of

the Beechdale site will support the fund-

ing package for the updated Harvey Hadden

Leisure Centre scheme.

The overhaul includes a 50m swimming pool

Wilkinson Eyre has designed Splashpoint

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Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre

Kirkcaldy, UK

OPENING 2013

The new 15.3m (18.8m, US$24.6m) lei-

sure centre in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, is on

target to open to the public this summer,

with work on the buildings steel structure

having now been completed.

Graham Construction is responsible for

delivering the project, with B3 architects act-

ing as lead consultant and joint architectswith Cre8architecture. www.fifedirect.org.uk

Facilities will include a 25m, six-lane

swimming pool, a training pool with move-

able floor, accessible wet-side changing

areas and a health suite with a sauna andsteamroom. A 60-station fitness suite, an

aerobics studio, a four-court sports hall and

a childrens play area will also be on offer at

the centre, which will be run by Fife Sports

and Leisure Trust.

The new Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre is one

of three being built as part of Fife Councils

wider 55m (67.6m, US$88.3m) Future of

Leisure programme.

www.nelincs.gov.uk

Grimsby Leisure Centre

Grimsby, UK

OPENING 2015

Designs for a contemporary leisure cen-

tre opening in 2015 in Grimsby have been

unveiled by North East Lincolnshire Council.

The 8.4m (10.3m, US$13.5m) Grimsby

Leisure Centre will feature a hi-tech two-sto-

rey wall of glass to create a shop window

for sport. Award-winning architects Faulkn-

erBrowns have come up with the vision,

which includes a 25m competition pool, an

easy access learner pool, a 60-station gym,a fitness studio and a sauna.

Hi-tech two-storey

walls of glass

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OPENING 2013

First Team and Youth Academy

Training Centre Brighton, UK

OPENING 2014

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club has

appointed architects KSS to develop designs

for a First Team and Youth Academy Train-

ing Centre at the FCs current site near

Shoreham Airport in Brighton, UK.The 35 acre (14 hectare) site will feature

a 9,000sq m (96,875sq ft) training centre

incorporating eight external and one fully www.kssgroup.com

internal pitch, equipped to Premier League

standards and the latest Elite Players Per-

formance Plan Criteria.

Additional facilities will include four

training pitches combining floodlit and all-

weather pitches, a gym, lounges and a

restaurant. For rehabilitation and recov-

ery needs, there will be an altitude room,

a resistance pool and cryogenics as well as

a physiotherapy, nutrition, health and per-

sonal performance analysis suite. The centreis scheduled to open in mid 2014.

Huddersfield Sports

Centre Huddersfield, UK

OPENING 2015

Kirklees Council has appointed BAM

Construction as the preferred contrac-

tor for the new multi-million pound

Huddersfield Sports Centre in Spring-

wood, Huddersfield, UK.

The new facility will replace the

existing Southgate sports centre,

which is coming to the end of its life

and will close once the new centre is

up and running.

BAM has been successful in

meeting stage one of a two-stage

procurement process, utilising the

Regional YORbuild Procurement

Framework for construction projects.

The council will continue to work

with BAM to meet the stage tworequirements.

Construction of the new centre is

expected to start this year, with an

opening date to the public planned

for 2015.

Facilities at the centre will include a

25m swimming pool; a teaching pool;

two sports halls; climbing, squash and

martial arts facilities; a large fitness

suite; a caf and a childrens area.

Additionally, it will include a fam-

ily water leisure facility, including a

beach, a flume, a sidewinder and sev-

eral more water features.

The sports centre will be owned by

the council and managed by leisure

trust Kirklees Active Leisure.

www.kirkleesactive.co.uk

St Columbs Park sports centre

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

OPENING 2014

The Northern Ireland Executive has given a

grant towards the new 11.7m (14.4m,

US$18.7m) regional centre of sports excel-

lence in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

The St Columbs Park project is being

managed by the City Council of London-

derry and will serve as a regional centre of

excellence for judo, wrestling and moun-taineering activities. www.derrycity.gov.uk

The campus will also feature a swimming

pool, a fitness suite, a multi-sports hall,

office space, changing facilities and a 3-G

synthetic floodlit pitch complex.

Work is scheduled to start this spring with

an expected completion date of June 2014.

The Department for Social Developments

contribution of 656,000 (798,200,

US$1m) will allow the Sports Campus to

be used as an indoor events space to host

events with a seating capacity of more than

2,000 people, making it the largest perma-

nent indoor events space in the city.

The rehabilitation centre

will offer an altitude room

and a resistance pool

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814 APRIL 2013

The MastersAugusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA

The 2013 Masters Tournament will be the77th edition. It is one of the four major

championships in mens professional golf.

www.masters.com

1 MAY 2013

French OpenRoland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France

The second annual Grand Slam tennis

tournament. One of the most physically

enduring tennis events worldwide.

www.rolandgarros.com

1118 MAY 2013

Arafura GamesMararra Sporting Complex,

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